News Update
June 4, 2015
Meet the Angus Junior Activities
Intern Andrea Foore
The National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) is proud to welcome Andrea Foore of Seven Valleys, Pa., to Saint Joseph, Mo., as the 2015 junior activities summer intern.
Foore brings a lifelong enthusiasm for the Angus breed into her new position, after growing up as a fourth-generation registered-Angus breeder in southern Pennsylvania. She recalls some of her earliest memories working on her family farm, moving cattle across pastures and learning about the Angus business.
This summer, Foore will be traveling across the country assisting members of the NJAA with preview shows and coordinating contests for the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 13-19, in Tulsa, Okla. Foore started with the organization on May 13.
“When I was nine, I got to show in my first junior show. I have been involved in the industry my whole life and loved every second of it,” Foore says. “My past experience will be a benefit this summer, as I have already been to many Angus shows, have been on the other side, so I know what questions there are and the procedures that are followed.”
To learn more about Foore, please view the full release on the Association’s website.
USDA Extends Deadline to Submit Proposals
on New Organic Promotion Order
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending a deadline by 30 days to allow members of the public to submit alternative proposals or partial proposals on a new industry-funded promotion, research and information order for organic products. The new order would be developed under the Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act).
AMS received a number of requests from organic stakeholders for additional time and will accept proposals or partial proposals until July 20, 2015. AMS originally announced that it would accept proposals until June 19, 2015.
The agency will consider submissions before publishing a proposed Organic Promotion, Research and Information Order that would create an industry-funded research and promotion program for organic products under the 1996 Act.
Proposals may be submitted to Organic Promotion, Research and Information Order; Room 3071-S, STOP 0201; Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, D.C. 20250-0201; telephone number 202-720-5115.
AMS is only seeking proposals or partial proposals. Comments on the submitted proposal or any other aspect of an organic research and promotion program will not be considered. Interested parties will have full opportunity to submit comments when AMS publishes a proposed order.
From the Ashes, a New State-of-the-Art
Feed Mill Rises at UK Farm
In the early morning hours of May 26, 2013, a fire destroyed the feed mill at a University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s C. Oran Little Research Center in Woodford County. The college’s farms are home to thousands of animals including sheep, swine, poultry and cattle, and the fire threw a big hitch in the way the UK Ag staff feed those animals. However, the college chose to see the fire as an opportunity to create a state-of-the-art facility that would better serve the animals and propel research programs associated with animal feeding.
The new mill is designed to produce high-quality feed in a user-friendly environment. Feeding thousands of animals every day is a monumental task, and the mixing capacity of the new mill is poised to take on the task with expanded mixing capacity with four stainless steel mixers — a two-ton mixer, one-ton mixer, 1,000-pound mixer and a 500-pound mixer.
The mill allows the staff to accurately mix simple and more complex diets and is automated in many ways, which is a very important feature for impactful research.
For more information, please view the full release online.
The CUP Lab™ LLC Appoints New
Director of Business Development
The CUP Lab™ LLC of Ames, Iowa, is pleased to announce Holly Schuler as the director of business development. Schuler joined the team in May to help further advance new and existing customer accounts and implement a strategic marketing plan. She comes with a wealth of experience in the animal agriculture industry, having spent the last few years at GlobalVetLINK where she was vital in the success of a newly acquired product.
Schuler joins The CUP Lab as the director of business development to continue the recent success the CUP Lab has had; providing the most accurate live animal ultrasound data to beef, swine and sheep breeders across the United States and Canada.
“I’m thrilled to be joining this team and developing a personal relationship with both our technicians and breeders. I feel truly fortunate to be part of such a well-respected company that prides itself on professionalism and providing a top quality service,” said Schuler.
The CUP Lab has been processing live animal carcass ultrasound images since 2001, sending data to 28 breed associations in the United States and Canada. The lab processed images for over 100,000 beef cattle alone, last year.
For more information, please view the full release online.
Riparian Area Management Workshop set for June 11
A “Proper Functioning Condition Riparian Workshop” will be hosted June 11 at the Parrie Haynes Ranch, 2419 Gann Branch Road in Killeen, Texas.
The program is free and open to the public. Registration will start at 8 a.m., with programming beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m., said Lisa Prcin, research associate with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Temple. Lunch will be provided for all participants.
Presentations will be conducted by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel and hosted by the Lampasas River Watershed Partnership, AgriLife Research, and the City of Killeen.
Those planning to attend should contact Prcin at 254-774-6008 or lprcin@brc.tamus.edu by June 10. The workshop agenda and a map to the site are available at www.lampasasriver.org.
During the morning classroom sessions, participants will learn the basic interaction of hydrology, erosion and vegetation for Central Texas creeks and rivers. The afternoon session will move to the Lilley Ranch on Sulphur Creek to allow participants to see the topics in action.
For more information please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events.
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